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he will replace tim geithner who is stepping down today just as they are preparing for a confrontation with republicans over debt and deficits. this is interesting, in jack lou becomes treasury secretary, his signature would appear on every bill. tim geithner said he had to change his signature when he got the job to make it legible. >>> it led to a fatal stabbing. police say they have arrested a cheating wife and his boyfriend and tied them to a bizarre plot. they hired a man to scared the woman's estranged husband to scare him out of moving out. >> she felt this would be a persuasion for a scare tactic to get him to move out of the residence. >> police say the husband finally stabbed the intruder during a struggle inside the home. the husband acted in self- defense and is not being charged. meanwhile hiss estranged wife and three others in jail facing murder charges. >>> a man who spearheaded the murder in colorado shooting, he is on the short list of becoming police chief. they interviewed the finalists and they are former santa clara police chief kevin kyle, tom lawrence and aurora
he will replace tim geithner who is stepping down today just as they are preparing for a confrontation with republicans over debt and deficits. this is interesting, in jack lou becomes treasury secretary, his signature would appear on every bill. tim geithner said he had to change his signature when he got the job to make it legible. >>> it led to a fatal stabbing. police say they have arrested a cheating wife and his boyfriend and tied them to a bizarre plot. they hired a man to...
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all signs point to president obama say i knowing him to replace tim geithner. and if he is nominated and confirmed, that will mean that our money might end up looking like this. because that is jack lew's signature on it. if he doesn't choose to tune up the legibility of the loop de loops like tim geithner did, our money mite look like this. what "new york" magazine described as a slinky that has lost its spring, republicans in washington are hinting that we won't actually have to worry about seeing jack lew's wacky signature on our money. they're saying he doesn't have to worry about changing the signature to it looks good on the money because he, jack lew, will never be the guy who has to actually sign the money. he will never be treasury secretary. politico.com today to be, quote, scoffing at the notion of jack lew as treasury secretary. mitch mcconnell is said to have been irked by mr. lew in the past. republican senator from nebraska, mike johanns called lew a controversial pick. the reasonable he is controversial is, quote, i think there are nick policies
all signs point to president obama say i knowing him to replace tim geithner. and if he is nominated and confirmed, that will mean that our money might end up looking like this. because that is jack lew's signature on it. if he doesn't choose to tune up the legibility of the loop de loops like tim geithner did, our money mite look like this. what "new york" magazine described as a slinky that has lost its spring, republicans in washington are hinting that we won't actually have to...
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the fdic in the room, tim geithner, chairman ben bernanke. we did not at that point need tarp. we were asked to, because we were told incorrectly, if nine banks take this tarp, we can stop the sysm from going down. we did not borrow from the federal reserve except when they ask us to. they said, please use these facilities. it makes it easier. we were not bailed out by aig. we may be would of had a direct loss of $1 billion or $2 billion if aig went down. >> you have a difference of opinion of many analyy s who felt the aig bailout did benefit you enormously. i'm not going into this. this is not your hearing. i'm asking you to respond to questions. i only have five minutes. >> that was oregon democratic senator questioning jamie dimon from jpmorgan. the significance? >> one thing that is interesting is this is what the about inspector calls -- calls for original sin. the moment in time went right after tarp was passed and the government elected to call companies that were unhealthy and insolvent, healthy and solvent. when they scrapped the plan to buy out troubled assets, tarp
the fdic in the room, tim geithner, chairman ben bernanke. we did not at that point need tarp. we were asked to, because we were told incorrectly, if nine banks take this tarp, we can stop the sysm from going down. we did not borrow from the federal reserve except when they ask us to. they said, please use these facilities. it makes it easier. we were not bailed out by aig. we may be would of had a direct loss of $1 billion or $2 billion if aig went down. >> you have a difference of...
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>> now -- now they say tim geithner will go to the head of the federal reserve. [laughter] i think he has had his do but it is a close relationship. it is with the entire board and not just the chairman. on lot of people have known them for long time. lori: who will handicap the next fed chief? >> double not speculate. >> you were working with a t.a.r.p. with we heard hank greenberg would sue the government and then the shea said we will not be involved. what is your thoughts? >> when i saw the headline i thought it was a satire peace. we must ensure that they never bailout again. we may have lost an opportunity. >> about the ag current board? >> with old fifth amendment seizure. >> they could say we do not want that environment. lori: we appreciate your insight. much more with the jack lew nomination with the the "a team". >> state of emergency new york city lights the flu outbreak. the scary numbers are ahead. florida has its own plan to deal with the snakes. the python challenge. wildly popular created by the $1 billion industry better graphically violent vide
>> now -- now they say tim geithner will go to the head of the federal reserve. [laughter] i think he has had his do but it is a close relationship. it is with the entire board and not just the chairman. on lot of people have known them for long time. lori: who will handicap the next fed chief? >> double not speculate. >> you were working with a t.a.r.p. with we heard hank greenberg would sue the government and then the shea said we will not be involved. what is your thoughts?...
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we are hearing president obama is about to make pick tim geithner. bumpy ride on capitol hill. the details on that lye from the white house. plus, how the fight over the fiscal cliff could delay your tax refunds. look out now. ÷÷ what are you doing? nothing. are you stealing our daughter's school supplies and taking them to work? no, i was just looking for my stapler and my... this thing. i save money by using fedex ground and buy my own supplies. that's a great idea. i'm going to go... we got clients in today. [ male announcer ] save on ground shipping at fedex office. >> shepard: the bride and groom's big day got off to bumpy start when hot air balloon crashed moments after they said i dos. here it is. >> positions, everybody. brace. hold on. [scream] >> yeah! >> shepard: yahoos and then some screaming it was cell phone video from somebody on board the thing. the couple was enjoying a sun set balloon ride with the wedding party when a strong gust of wind blew it off course the basket backyard the balloon deflated onody's house. witnesses say they were nervous when they sa
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hilda soleis announced she will be leaving, and jack lew will be nominated to replace tim geithner. >>> a developing story north of the border, residents in canada are pleading or outside help to rescue a group of whales trapped in sea ice. right now, the mammals are gathered around a single hole in the ice. the villagers are can go the canadian government to send an ice breaker quickly top a team from the canada fishery department is expected to arrive today. >>> now, for a look at the weather. it is kind of depressing, hopefully, they fare okay. dylan dreyer is here with the weather. >> thank you, good to be back. weatherwise, the east coast enjoying a really nice january thaw. in fact by the time we get to the weekend, temperatures wl be well above average perhaps as much as 20 degrees. right now, we're talking about a lot of rain and it's falling around louisiana especially. yesterday, we picked up two to three inches of rainfall across parts of eastern texas. now, that heavy rain is going to sit over louisiana, through arkansas and eventually push into kentucky and tennessee and
hilda soleis announced she will be leaving, and jack lew will be nominated to replace tim geithner. >>> a developing story north of the border, residents in canada are pleading or outside help to rescue a group of whales trapped in sea ice. right now, the mammals are gathered around a single hole in the ice. the villagers are can go the canadian government to send an ice breaker quickly top a team from the canada fishery department is expected to arrive today. >>> now, for a...
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another cabinet chief, richard lou will be nominated to replace tim geithner. >>> a group of a dozen whales are trapped by a vast stretch of sea ice and residents there are pleading for some help. the mammals are gathered around a single hole in the ice in an desperate attempt to take in air through their blowholes. the canadian filters are asking the government to send an ice breaker quickly to guide the whales to open water. the team from canada's fishery department is expected to arrive today to resemble a scene right out of a hollywood movie, "big miracle." and here's dylan dryer looking at the weather. >>> we have good snow, especially in sat lake city where we could see up to ten inches of snow between tonight and tomorrow, but the west coast itself, the rain is trying to move onshore from seattle right down into california. even as we go into tomorrow we'll see rain showers in southwestern california. the big story nationwide is the heavy rain through louisiana right now. that has also been producing some tornado warnings so far this morning. you can see the showers are fairly
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you know, you may have disagreed with tim geithner, but at least he ran the new york fed. he knew the players, the wall street bankers, the issues. of the company's work. what is he going to tell us? i think it is rare for him to be in charge of the treasury. >> he has a great head of hair, which for i am calling from counts for a lot. [laughter] >> obviously has the confidence of the president of the portfolio, the treasury, the secretary of the treasury is enormously crucial. and one would hope that we are going to get the that we need all the things we have talked about, the segment on entitlement reform, the gst, the growth pattern in this economy which is absolutely appalling. gerri: and the labor department, the leaders in that, the positions are opening up. it will be interesting to see if that woman is replaced by a fellow. thank you for coming on. great job. thank you. >> thank you. gerri: now the latest developments on the story we brought you yesterday. aig. now, the company itself will not be joining a $25 billion shareholder lawsuit against the u.s. government
you know, you may have disagreed with tim geithner, but at least he ran the new york fed. he knew the players, the wall street bankers, the issues. of the company's work. what is he going to tell us? i think it is rare for him to be in charge of the treasury. >> he has a great head of hair, which for i am calling from counts for a lot. [laughter] >> obviously has the confidence of the president of the portfolio, the treasury, the secretary of the treasury is enormously crucial. and...
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geithner. that would require a new chief of staff. this could be part of a larger shuffling of the president's team. >> susan mcginnis in washington this morning. thank you very much. >>> one of the critical issues of the president's foreign policy agenda is the winding down of the war in afghanistan. this friday, mr. obama meets with afghan president hamid karzai. they'll meet in washington to discuss u.s. troop levels in the afghan army. a key issue -- how many u.s. troops will remain in afghanistan after 2014. >>> a grim search resumes this morning for two new jersey teenagers who fell through the ice on a frozen lake. the lake is located about 50 miles northwest of new york city. the boys were walking on the lake last night about 200 yards from shore when they fell in. two residents heard calls for help, got into a boat and tried to reach the teenagers but were not successful. >>> overseas, five americans were among the victims of a helicopter crash in peru. the twin motor copter crashed mo
geithner. that would require a new chief of staff. this could be part of a larger shuffling of the president's team. >> susan mcginnis in washington this morning. thank you very much. >>> one of the critical issues of the president's foreign policy agenda is the winding down of the war in afghanistan. this friday, mr. obama meets with afghan president hamid karzai. they'll meet in washington to discuss u.s. troop levels in the afghan army. a key issue -- how many u.s. troops will...
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treasury secretary boss tim geithner had to improve what his signature looked like. it was kind of scrawling too. in order to fit on the money he improved it. white house press secretary jay carney was asked about lew's hand writings and whether he is practicing his signature. koorney said, not that i'm aware of. jenna: you remember grade school where they give you lines to follow to practice your penmanship? jon: one would think. jenna: how is your penmanship? jon: i think it is readable, shows my name but my penmanship is pretty awful. jenna: we may need to do a close-up shot. jon: i don't like to bright. the brain works faster than the hand. >> we'll see, show you the improvement if there is one to jack lew's signature when we get it. meantime we'll move onto this other story. right now to the dangerous flu outbreak really spreading throughout this country. 44 states are now reporting widespread illness. take a look at that map! almost all red. hospitals are reporting severe overcrowding. some forcing ambulances to go, to different hospital because there is simply
treasury secretary boss tim geithner had to improve what his signature looked like. it was kind of scrawling too. in order to fit on the money he improved it. white house press secretary jay carney was asked about lew's hand writings and whether he is practicing his signature. koorney said, not that i'm aware of. jenna: you remember grade school where they give you lines to follow to practice your penmanship? jon: one would think. jenna: how is your penmanship? jon: i think it is readable,...
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so the president today joked that lew would work to make at least one of his letters -- tim geithner revised his own signature after he took off. >>> tonight is the premiere the nbc's new show "1600 penn." this sitcom follows president dave gilchrest through press conferences, cabinet meetings, state dinners, as he -- yesterday we sent our own gilchrist to catch up with president gilchrist. >> you actually are a gilchrist. my gosh. did you ever think that that name was a presidential name? >> reporter: you know it crossed my minute once or twice, but there's a story line to wake up watching morning news and thinks he's got a long-lost brother, that might be it. >> i think so that would be a great story line. >> i see this story goods on for many, many years to come. >>> you can watch the full interview on nbcwashington.com, just search pullman 1600 penn. it premiere tonight followed by a second episode at the regular time, 9:30, i think our gilchrist cleaned up to be president. he was in the tie looking very presidential. >>> i'm a fan. >>> coming up next at 4:30, the ugly crime two
so the president today joked that lew would work to make at least one of his letters -- tim geithner revised his own signature after he took off. >>> tonight is the premiere the nbc's new show "1600 penn." this sitcom follows president dave gilchrest through press conferences, cabinet meetings, state dinners, as he -- yesterday we sent our own gilchrist to catch up with president gilchrist. >> you actually are a gilchrist. my gosh. did you ever think that that name was...
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even tim geithner is like listen, guys, dropping these hints saying how many times can we go through this. how many times can we keep the clock one second before midnight and i don't know. stuart: to say we run out of money on february 15th, that is not true because you have tax revenue coming at you. simply means the treasury has to decide where it will use -- charles: don't give veterans their benefits, some really stark and tough choices. the money coming in but how you did the out someone will be passed. stuart: two sides are so far apart, president obama said rider told john maynard there is no spending -- tracy: president obama is ignoring the debt commission about the last report of the president's first four years saying over the long run as the baby boomers retire health care costs continue to grow, the situation will become much worse. the debt commission's words, president obama doesn't seem to be listening to that. i don't think anybody at home will disagree, over $16 trillion, we had a spending problem. stuart: they sold the deal of tax the rich, bring in more revenue an
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succeeding tim geithner. lew has been budget director in both the obama and clinton administrations. he will pray a major role of course in negotiations over the debt ceiling and potential spending cuts. the president will make his announcement at 1:30 eastern. it's an event in the east room at the white house. i have to say off the bat just because he's a forest hills guy like me that i, you know, may be a little affinity, we grew up in the same town. >> that alone could be good. >> different generation. >> maybe a technocrat is what's necessary. no one tells me this guy is acrimonious. the talks may have been. but when we're trying to figure out what to cut, maybe you just need a guy who knows his way around the budget as opposed to a federal reserve guy. i thought tim geithner did a great job, though, and i know i find myself in the minority on that, but he came to the rescue of the system in apparel husband time and i think he good a remarkable job. >> jack lew is well respected by both sides of the aisle
succeeding tim geithner. lew has been budget director in both the obama and clinton administrations. he will pray a major role of course in negotiations over the debt ceiling and potential spending cuts. the president will make his announcement at 1:30 eastern. it's an event in the east room at the white house. i have to say off the bat just because he's a forest hills guy like me that i, you know, may be a little affinity, we grew up in the same town. >> that alone could be good....
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however the treasury and tim geithner can mint a coin. they can walk over to the federal reserve, deposit in the federal reserve and then all of our debts would be erased. any economics 101 would say that is not the way to run the government. you would have crazy inflation in this case is what is crazier than the 3 trillion-dollar coin is the debt ceiling. congress has always raised the debt ceiling. only how have they fought the white house. well, it's for debt that the congress has incurred. it has to go up. the idea that this 3 trillion-dollar county could get them back the debt ceiling on a technicality is something that makes sense. >> cenk: so it's an absurd idea. understand first of all if they're not going to put it into circulation. if they put it in circulation then they would have inflation. but if they're not going to put it in circulation then what is. this all about? i guess it's the technicality to say technically we still have money. but if you had to actually use it. >> it means that they don't have to issue t-bills or au
however the treasury and tim geithner can mint a coin. they can walk over to the federal reserve, deposit in the federal reserve and then all of our debts would be erased. any economics 101 would say that is not the way to run the government. you would have crazy inflation in this case is what is crazier than the 3 trillion-dollar coin is the debt ceiling. congress has always raised the debt ceiling. only how have they fought the white house. well, it's for debt that the congress has incurred....
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. >>> president obama has more spots to fill in his cabinet, tim geithner is expected to leave sometime around the nomination. there's a vacancy at the cia since general david petraeus stepped down. a source tells cnn a short list includes counter terrorism and homeland security adviser john brennan as well as acting cia director michael morel, the man wearing the red tie in the video. >>> the attorney for one of the two ohio teenagers charged with rape wants a judge to postpone and move his clients trial. the 16-year-old high school football players are charged with sexually assaulting a girl last summer. the alleged attack took place at several parties over the course of the night. adam told cnn he wants the case moved out of steubenville. >> given its publicity and what we perceive as threats to individuals, perhaps witnesses and also defendants and defense council, we're concerned about safety issues at this point. secondly i'm concerned about whether or not the kid should be tried in this area. perhaps the fact that it is in the steubenville area is it's going to prohibit certain p
. >>> president obama has more spots to fill in his cabinet, tim geithner is expected to leave sometime around the nomination. there's a vacancy at the cia since general david petraeus stepped down. a source tells cnn a short list includes counter terrorism and homeland security adviser john brennan as well as acting cia director michael morel, the man wearing the red tie in the video. >>> the attorney for one of the two ohio teenagers charged with rape wants a judge to...
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. >>> still ahead, president obama announced his pick to replace tim geithner at the treasury department. how jack lew's influence will impact your wallet. >>> plus, lance armstrong, heading to oprah. but will he confess to doping? my next guest calls it ridiculous. don't miss it. aww man. [ male announcer ] returns are easy with free pickup from the u.s. postal service. we'll even drop off boxes if you need them. visit usps.com pay, print, and have it picked up for free. any time of year. ♪ nice sweater. thank you. ♪ and save hundreds with our best offer. get an adt security system starting at just $49 installed, but for a limited time only. that's an instant savings of $250. don't leave your family's safety to chance when you can take advantage of these savings now. call or visit adt.com/tv. both: i had a break-in. man: by the time we called the police, there wasn't much they could do. i felt so helpless. adt quickly called the police. i felt like it was over right away. feels like it's still not over. we lost our digital photos, financial records, things that insurance simply can'
. >>> still ahead, president obama announced his pick to replace tim geithner at the treasury department. how jack lew's influence will impact your wallet. >>> plus, lance armstrong, heading to oprah. but will he confess to doping? my next guest calls it ridiculous. don't miss it. aww man. [ male announcer ] returns are easy with free pickup from the u.s. postal service. we'll even drop off boxes if you need them. visit usps.com pay, print, and have it picked up for free. any...
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. >>> and finally tonight, my observation on today's nomination of jack lew to replace tim geithner as the new treasury secretary. it's important to look at this in context of what it may mean for the debate on spending cuts as we approach this debt ceiling limit and the fight that is ensuing. tim get near is leaving january 25th. that means lew will be the main point person for this debt ceiling drama. so, what does this mean ahead of what is likely to be another hard fight? perhaps the best clues for that are in an op-ed from two years ago from jack lew. inis entitled "the easy cuts are behind us." the piece absolutely advocates getting out of our debt and getting the debt and deficit under control. but it does so by discussing some cuts in defense and then examples of scaling back things like something called the great lakes restoration initiative. not eliminating it, just cutting it by maybe a quarter of its present cost. a sav
. >>> and finally tonight, my observation on today's nomination of jack lew to replace tim geithner as the new treasury secretary. it's important to look at this in context of what it may mean for the debate on spending cuts as we approach this debt ceiling limit and the fight that is ensuing. tim get near is leaving january 25th. that means lew will be the main point person for this debt ceiling drama. so, what does this mean ahead of what is likely to be another hard fight? perhaps...
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now fans of his loops are petition to go see his squiggles on every bill because when tim geithner became head of treasury, he changed his signature to be more legible on currency. these folks don't want jack to follow suit. we just checked and 326 people have signed the loopdy loop petition. 25,000 signatures are needed to reach the petitioner's goal. >> rick: these are folks who want him to keep the signature the way it is. >> arthel: they want that quibbley. >> rick: my signature is completely illegible. >> arthel: mine is good. >> rick: women tend o have neater handwriting. >> arthel: it tends to trail off. oh, well. >> rick: when we come back, we'll switch gears and we'll go back into the discussion about the gun debate in this country. the topic heating up in washington in the wake of the deadly connecticut school shootings. but are politics getting in the way of finding real solutions to gun violence? we'll talk about that. >> arthel: new talk of conspiracy in the death of john f. kennedy. it's been nearly 50 years since he was assassinated in dallas. we'll tell you why his nephew
now fans of his loops are petition to go see his squiggles on every bill because when tim geithner became head of treasury, he changed his signature to be more legible on currency. these folks don't want jack to follow suit. we just checked and 326 people have signed the loopdy loop petition. 25,000 signatures are needed to reach the petitioner's goal. >> rick: these are folks who want him to keep the signature the way it is. >> arthel: they want that quibbley. >> rick: my...
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geithner. >> i cannot think of a better person to continue tim's work at treasury than jack lew. >> jack lew is very partisan, he's very political. >> he already has some strong opposition especially from the top lawmaker on the senate budget committee jeff sessions. you can't have somebody-- >> i trust his judgment, value his friendship, i know very few people get greater integrity than the man to my left. >> jack lew and the president don't think that spending is the problem. wasteful government spending is the problem. >> prosecutors say arias had one last tryst with travis alexander, killed him in a ferocious gun and knife attack. it's not a case of whodunit. it's a case of kill or be killed. if i didn't kill him, i myself would be killed. >> it's hard to play the victim of terrorism, when you've shot the guy in the head and slashed him or slashed him and then shot him in the head. >> and junior saey, doctors reveal-- >> junior suffered from chronic brain damage. severe brain damage, all the concussions, he suffered damage to his very brain cells. >> the latest on the disappeara
geithner. >> i cannot think of a better person to continue tim's work at treasury than jack lew. >> jack lew is very partisan, he's very political. >> he already has some strong opposition especially from the top lawmaker on the senate budget committee jeff sessions. you can't have somebody-- >> i trust his judgment, value his friendship, i know very few people get greater integrity than the man to my left. >> jack lew and the president don't think that spending is...
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all he needs is treasury secretary tim geithner and a trillion dollar coin. the plan revolves around a loophole in which the coinage act which allows the treasury secretary to issue a platinum coin at any denomination he want so geithner could order a $1 trillion coin mint and use the coin to buy back debt from the fed, pulling us away from the debt ceiling and avoiding another showdown with republicans. this isn't some pie in the sky plan devised by economic wonks or sci-fi fans, it actually has supporters in congress. specifically new york democratic congressman jerry nadler who has proposed bringing the idea to the floor to use as a bargaining chip saying it sounds silly but it is legal and it would normally not be proper to consider such a thing except when you're faced with blackmail to destroy the country's economy, you have to consider things. well put. joining me now is our own platinum panel starring professor at brown university and current contributor trisha rose, forbes contributor rick unger and editor at-large for "huffington post," nick. thank
all he needs is treasury secretary tim geithner and a trillion dollar coin. the plan revolves around a loophole in which the coinage act which allows the treasury secretary to issue a platinum coin at any denomination he want so geithner could order a $1 trillion coin mint and use the coin to buy back debt from the fed, pulling us away from the debt ceiling and avoiding another showdown with republicans. this isn't some pie in the sky plan devised by economic wonks or sci-fi fans, it actually...
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lew is in line to replace tim geithner geithner. geithner had this clumsy indecipherable stroke to this legibly squeezed substitute. previous secretaries penned readable signatures. geithner told them last spring india is to blame. >> i took handwriting in third grade in new delhi, india. i probably did not get the best signature. >> no one knows if lew wants to take his signature to rewrite. it's hard to know where to begin. >> jack lew has a symbolic squiggly signature. if he cares about his legacy if he cares that people can read his handwriting, he'll adjust his handwriting and be more transparent. >> the white house won't say whether or not lew will work on his penmanship. they say it's easy to forge. not a comforting thought when you think about a treasury secretary. if you're thinking, well, my signature has issues of its own. nobody has asked me to be treasury secretary and definitely never will. >> thank you, major. what's interesting about this is why does he sign his name that way? >> i don't know, charlie. i was trying t
lew is in line to replace tim geithner geithner. geithner had this clumsy indecipherable stroke to this legibly squeezed substitute. previous secretaries penned readable signatures. geithner told them last spring india is to blame. >> i took handwriting in third grade in new delhi, india. i probably did not get the best signature. >> no one knows if lew wants to take his signature to rewrite. it's hard to know where to begin. >> jack lew has a symbolic squiggly signature. if...
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tim geithner is the last original member of the president's economic team. he leaves as three major deadlines loom. by end of february, the treasury will lose the power to borrow more to pay america's bills. across the board spending cuts to every federal program kick in on march 1. the government will run out of all congressional funding by the end of march. the current chief of staff is expected to inherit those headaches as geithner's replacement. president obama promised quick action on vice president joe biden's proposals on new gun control laws following the shootings in newtown, connecticut. >>> in newtown, connecticut, they are being overwhelmed by donations. though town officials said they have more than they can handle, toys, school supplies and other gifts keep pouring in in the wake of the massacre newtown now has a warehouse to hold the items being trucked in every day. a task force will figure out how to deal with all of the donations. >> people just want to feel like they're doing something. >> yes. >>> as we have reported the obama administra
tim geithner is the last original member of the president's economic team. he leaves as three major deadlines loom. by end of february, the treasury will lose the power to borrow more to pay america's bills. across the board spending cuts to every federal program kick in on march 1. the government will run out of all congressional funding by the end of march. the current chief of staff is expected to inherit those headaches as geithner's replacement. president obama promised quick action on...
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that's the current secretary tim geithner's john hancock. here is lu's signature. see that? from a recent white house memo. it's a bunch of scwilgs skillings. geithner had to change his signature from the one you can see here so that people could read his name on the currency. after all, if you get to sign all the money, the least you can do is read your name. by now we have all heard that soda is not good for you. it turns out it might also be making us sad. sad soda. new research that suggests soda drinkers are more likely to be depressed. not really depressing. seems more stupid to me but you'll decide. (dog) larry,larry,larrryyy. why take exercise so seriously,when it can be fun? push-ups or sprints? what's wrong with fetch? or chase? let's do this larry! ooh, i got it, i got it! (narrator) the calorie-smart nutrition in beneful healthy weight... incles grains and real chicken, because a healthy dog is a playful dog. beneful healthy weight. find us on facebook to help put more play in your day. using cloud computing and mobile technology, verizon innovators have develope
that's the current secretary tim geithner's john hancock. here is lu's signature. see that? from a recent white house memo. it's a bunch of scwilgs skillings. geithner had to change his signature from the one you can see here so that people could read his name on the currency. after all, if you get to sign all the money, the least you can do is read your name. by now we have all heard that soda is not good for you. it turns out it might also be making us sad. sad soda. new research that...
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there's no pretense that they have an interest in spending and when tim geithner's first offer in the negotiations was $1.6 trillion in new revenue, raise the debt ceiling with impunity and have more stimulus spending, that unbridled foolishness that has jarred the gop and the house. so those sort of shutdown questions become easier to coalescing. >> so it's a yes? it's on the table, is that right? >> well, as you and i have talked before, my home state is illinois, which is an example of what not to do. they chose revenues at a state level, didn't deal with the underlying spending drivers and what happened? higher than average unemployment, more per capita debt than any other state in the union almost and been downgraded twice. $7 billion in unpaid bills after the revenues come in. so i'm sensing just in talking to a lot of colleagues today and over the past couple of days a higher level of interest in going much further than they have ever gone before. >> last one, are all revenues off the table as far as you and the house leadership is concerned? >> yeah, that is old news that is n
there's no pretense that they have an interest in spending and when tim geithner's first offer in the negotiations was $1.6 trillion in new revenue, raise the debt ceiling with impunity and have more stimulus spending, that unbridled foolishness that has jarred the gop and the house. so those sort of shutdown questions become easier to coalescing. >> so it's a yes? it's on the table, is that right? >> well, as you and i have talked before, my home state is illinois, which is an...
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. >>> also, treasury secretary tim geithner planning to leave later this month, sometime around the inauguration. >>> seven minutes past the hour. with heavy little hearts and under very heavy guard, classes have resumed for students at sandy hook elementary school. hit the books for the first time since the massacre three times. they were held in a school in nearby connecticut made to look like their old school. students were anxious to resume study. >> we took the bus. had the normal routine, getting them breakfast, getting backpacks packed and then we went out and waited for the bus. as soon as the bus came, they didn't look back. bye, guys. waved and ran on the bus. >> everybody worked so hard to make this as normal as possible for the kids. teachers and school administrators tried to make it as normal as possible. kids cubbies and desks moved intact. tried to recreate some of the rooms for them as well. just such an amazing effort. i wish them all well. >> there is word that former congresswoman gaby gifford may visit the newtown families today. the lieutenant governor said the visit is pla
. >>> also, treasury secretary tim geithner planning to leave later this month, sometime around the inauguration. >>> seven minutes past the hour. with heavy little hearts and under very heavy guard, classes have resumed for students at sandy hook elementary school. hit the books for the first time since the massacre three times. they were held in a school in nearby connecticut made to look like their old school. students were anxious to resume study. >> we took the bus....
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. >> tim geithner says one of the first things he had to do when he became treasury secretary, was make it a little more legible. >> it suddenly matters. >>> other stories making news this morning. john has that for us. >>> the 16-year-old who opened fire and critically wounded a high school classmate claims he was bullied. he was tar getting two boys at taft high school in balkersfield, california. the suspect may have had a hit list. teacher ryan heber and kim lee fields, counselor, getting high praise for convincing the shooter to put the shotgun down. >> this teacher and counselor stood face to face not knowi ii whether he would turn the gun on them. they have seen the news meadow, probably expected the worst and hoped for the best, gave students a chance to escape and conversed and it worked. >> for now, the suspect will be charged as a juvenile with attempted murder it will be up to prosecutors to decide if he will be eventually charged as an adult. >>> some americans are believed to be among the dead in a hotel fire in the northern philippines. it happened at the dryden hotel in
. >> tim geithner says one of the first things he had to do when he became treasury secretary, was make it a little more legible. >> it suddenly matters. >>> other stories making news this morning. john has that for us. >>> the 16-year-old who opened fire and critically wounded a high school classmate claims he was bullied. he was tar getting two boys at taft high school in balkersfield, california. the suspect may have had a hit list. teacher ryan heber and kim...
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tim geithner getting ready to cash out. now we know who will replace him as treasury secretary. fox news confirming president obama is choosing jack lew. casey anthony lawyers will appeal today. anthony was found guilty of lying to detectives. >>steve: you might have said you liked it when you got it, but what do you do with all those christmas presents if you didn't really like them and don't really need them? don't feel bad because roughly 10% to 15 partly cloudy of all christmas gifts are taken back or exchanged. that adds up to nearly $88 billion worth of things. how can you turn your unwanted gifts into cash? we are joined by an expert, sandra smith. good morning to you. >> good morning. >>steve: for one reason or another we get stuff for christmas maybe we don't need. we've got four of those already. you've got a way you can make some money. >> you can open a closet and dedicate it to all those unwanted christmas gifts and use them throughout the year. maybe you get candles and soaps you may not want. however you may be going to a dinner party later in the year -- >>steve:
tim geithner getting ready to cash out. now we know who will replace him as treasury secretary. fox news confirming president obama is choosing jack lew. casey anthony lawyers will appeal today. anthony was found guilty of lying to detectives. >>steve: you might have said you liked it when you got it, but what do you do with all those christmas presents if you didn't really like them and don't really need them? don't feel bad because roughly 10% to 15 partly cloudy of all christmas gifts...
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lew's in line to replace tim geithner. geithner had signature problems too. previous secretaries penned readable if not memorable signatures. geithner told public radio last week india is to blame. >> i took hand riting in india. i probably didn't get the best instruction. >> even if he did, he doesn't know where to begin. >> he has a symbolic strange signature. if he caressing legacy, he'll adjust his signature so that it's less transparent. >> now, for those of you who are wondering, my signature has ledgeability issues of its own, but nobody's asked me to be treasury secretary and definitely never will. >> thank you, major. >> what's interesting about this is why does he sign his name that way? >> i don't know, charlie. i was trying to figure out which is the jay, which is the a. i can't tell. do you think he'll change it? >>> we drink coffee in the morning to help us wake up, but did you know coffee might also fight off depression? we'll show you how many cups you may need to stay happy next. >>> and there's an investigation of an outbreak of legionnaires
lew's in line to replace tim geithner. geithner had signature problems too. previous secretaries penned readable if not memorable signatures. geithner told public radio last week india is to blame. >> i took hand riting in india. i probably didn't get the best instruction. >> even if he did, he doesn't know where to begin. >> he has a symbolic strange signature. if he caressing legacy, he'll adjust his signature so that it's less transparent. >> now, for those of you who...
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now fans of lew loops are petitioning to see his squiggles on every bill because when tim geithner became the head of the treasury, he changed his signature to be more legible on u.s. currency. we just checked and about 300 people have signed the petition. 25,000 signatures, though, needed to reach the petitioners' goal. >> jamie: could be a collector's item. president obama's approval rating taking a slight hit this week in the wake of the fiscal cliff deal. >> gregg: according to a brand-new rasmussen poll, 54% of likely voters approve of the job the president is doing. 44% disapprove. so what else are the polls telling us? >> jamie: scott rasmussen is an independent pollster. great to see you. how big a change was this? >> not much of a change at all. a week ago the president's job approval was 56%. the peak of his post-election bounce was 58%. so it's easing back to a more normal range right now. you got to keep it in context. first off, the job approval right now is higher than it was for most of his first term. the numbers break down like this. nine out of ten democrats say he's doi
now fans of lew loops are petitioning to see his squiggles on every bill because when tim geithner became the head of the treasury, he changed his signature to be more legible on u.s. currency. we just checked and about 300 people have signed the petition. 25,000 signatures, though, needed to reach the petitioners' goal. >> jamie: could be a collector's item. president obama's approval rating taking a slight hit this week in the wake of the fiscal cliff deal. >> gregg: according to...
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. >> tim geithner also changed his signature a bit, because it was not the best. >> might want to practice a few times. >> and there it is. i say it's unique and hard to copy and as long as i have some of those signatures in my wallet, i'll make it. >> i think it would be easy to copy. >> you think so? >> his signature. you've been showing it the past couple of days? >> yeah, been talking about it. >> there it is. plus, it's just laziness, really. that doesn't say jacob lew. >> the j you can see in the beginning. >> it says he's very busy. >> we'll get an expert. >> i would love to do that. probably creative and good with numbers. >> good with money. >> that would be important. >> we're looking, you know, the weekend looking up temperature- wise. rain showers moving in later this afternoon. had a few sprinkles reported early this morning. be ready for showers later today. 40 in washington. 37 in annapolis. 37 learn ard town. 30degrees in manassas. here's the deal with today, highs in the upper 40s to about 50. won't feel as warm as yesterday, even though daytime temperatures will be well a
. >> tim geithner also changed his signature a bit, because it was not the best. >> might want to practice a few times. >> and there it is. i say it's unique and hard to copy and as long as i have some of those signatures in my wallet, i'll make it. >> i think it would be easy to copy. >> you think so? >> his signature. you've been showing it the past couple of days? >> yeah, been talking about it. >> there it is. plus, it's just laziness, really....
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current treasury secretary tim geithner said he had a similar problem before he took over. here it is before he took the job. and here what it looks like now. he improved his penmanship to make it easier for folks to read. i can't argue. have you seen mine? martha: it deteriorates with every passing year. bill: jack lew that --. martha: well it is the worst flu outbreak in at least a decade and doing a number on people across the country. the virus is reported in 41 states with nine states reporting high or severe levels of flu. boston's mayor says his city is under siege. he is declaring a public health emergency. the state of massachusetts reporting 18 flu-related deaths so far. the hospitals can barely contain all the people pouring into them. >> we're seeing significant rates of hospitalization, much more serious than we've seen in the last two years. martha: molly line live from boston. molly, what can you tell us and i hope you have had a flu shot? >> reporter: i have had a flu shot actually. there have been 700 cases of flu across the city of boston this flu season.
current treasury secretary tim geithner said he had a similar problem before he took over. here it is before he took the job. and here what it looks like now. he improved his penmanship to make it easier for folks to read. i can't argue. have you seen mine? martha: it deteriorates with every passing year. bill: jack lew that --. martha: well it is the worst flu outbreak in at least a decade and doing a number on people across the country. the virus is reported in 41 states with nine states...
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. >> the treasury secretary, tim geithner cleaned up his signature. there is now a petition to keep ja jack's doodle. >> kind of like when your little kid draws hair on you. >> i can do better than that with this cast on. >> we're doing autographs of the these. >> mine impossible. you can't even -- >> that's pretty good. >> roker's is beautiful. >> come on! >> makes you want to be a weather person. >> here's me. >> nat callie, looks like you did that with a cast. >> i did. >> what does that say? >> corbin bernsen. >> the simple like french. [ elizabeth ] i like to drink orange juice or have lemon in my water... eat tomato sauce on my spaghetti. the acidic levels in some foods can cause acid erosion. the enamel starts to wear down. and you can't grow your enamel back. i was quite surprised, as only few as four exposures a day what that can do to you. it's quite a lesson learned. my dentist recommended that i use pronamel. because it helps to strengthen the enamel. he recommended that i use it every time i brush. you feel like there is something that yo
. >> the treasury secretary, tim geithner cleaned up his signature. there is now a petition to keep ja jack's doodle. >> kind of like when your little kid draws hair on you. >> i can do better than that with this cast on. >> we're doing autographs of the these. >> mine impossible. you can't even -- >> that's pretty good. >> roker's is beautiful. >> come on! >> makes you want to be a weather person. >> here's me. >> nat callie,...